diff --git a/.github/dependabot.yml b/.github/dependabot.yml
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..f60e31d3f
--- /dev/null
+++ b/.github/dependabot.yml
@@ -0,0 +1,29 @@
+# Copyright 2025 Intel Corporation
+#
+# Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License");
+# you may not use this file except in compliance with the License.
+# You may obtain a copy of the License at
+#
+#     http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0
+#
+# Unless required by applicable law or agreed to in writing, software
+# distributed under the License is distributed on an "AS IS" BASIS,
+# WITHOUT WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF ANY KIND, either express or implied.
+# See the License for the specific language governing permissions and
+# limitations under the License.
+
+version: 2
+updates:
+  - package-ecosystem: "github-actions"
+    directory: "/"
+    schedule:
+      interval: "monthly"
+    commit-message:
+      prefix: "chore(actions)"
+    labels:
+      - dependencies
+      - actions
+    groups:
+      github-actions:
+        patterns:
+          - "*"
diff --git a/.github/renovate.json b/.github/renovate.json
deleted file mode 100644
index 5db72dd6a..000000000
--- a/.github/renovate.json
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,6 +0,0 @@
-{
-  "$schema": "https://docs.renovatebot.com/renovate-schema.json",
-  "extends": [
-    "config:recommended"
-  ]
-}
diff --git a/docker/x86_64/build-cpp-runtime-bindings.sh b/.github/scripts/build-cpp-runtime-bindings.sh
similarity index 100%
rename from docker/x86_64/build-cpp-runtime-bindings.sh
rename to .github/scripts/build-cpp-runtime-bindings.sh
diff --git a/docker/x86_64/test-cpp-runtime-bindings.sh b/.github/scripts/test-cpp-runtime-bindings.sh
similarity index 59%
rename from docker/x86_64/test-cpp-runtime-bindings.sh
rename to .github/scripts/test-cpp-runtime-bindings.sh
index f0251294c..7619a3c98 100644
--- a/docker/x86_64/test-cpp-runtime-bindings.sh
+++ b/.github/scripts/test-cpp-runtime-bindings.sh
@@ -43,6 +43,29 @@ echo "-----------------------------------------------"
 echo " FAISS C++ tests: "
 ./tests/faiss_test --gtest_filter=SVS.*
 echo "-----------------------------------------------"
+echo " FAISS-SVS C++ examples: "
+make 10-SVS-Vamana-LVQ 11-SVS-Vamana-LeanVec
+# Check if running on Intel hardware (LVQ/LeanVec require Intel-specific instructions)
+if grep -q "GenuineIntel" /proc/cpuinfo; then
+  ./tutorial/cpp/10-SVS-Vamana-LVQ
+  ./tutorial/cpp/11-SVS-Vamana-LeanVec
+else
+  echo "Non-Intel CPU detected - LVQ/LeanVec examples expected to fail"
+  set +e
+  ./tutorial/cpp/10-SVS-Vamana-LVQ
+  exit_code_10=$?
+  ./tutorial/cpp/11-SVS-Vamana-LeanVec
+  exit_code_11=$?
+  set -e
+
+  if [ $exit_code_10 -ne 0 ] && [ $exit_code_11 -ne 0 ]; then
+    echo "XFAIL: Examples failed as expected on non-Intel hardware"
+  else
+    echo "UNEXPECTED: One or more tests passed on non-Intel hardware (exit codes: $exit_code_10, $exit_code_11)"
+    exit 1
+  fi
+fi
+echo "-----------------------------------------------"
 echo " FAISS python bindings: "
 cd faiss/python/
 python setup.py build
@@ -50,3 +73,22 @@ echo "-----------------------------------------------"
 echo " FAISS python tests: "
 cd ../../../tests/
 PYTHONPATH=../build/faiss/python/build/lib/ OMP_NUM_THREADS=8 python -m unittest test_svs.py
+echo "-----------------------------------------------"
+echo " FAISS-SVS python examples: "
+cd ../tutorial/python/
+if grep -q "GenuineIntel" /proc/cpuinfo; then
+  PYTHONPATH=../../build/faiss/python/build/lib/ OMP_NUM_THREADS=8 python 11-SVS.py
+else
+  echo "Non-Intel CPU detected - SVS python example expected to fail"
+  set +e
+  PYTHONPATH=../../build/faiss/python/build/lib/ OMP_NUM_THREADS=8 python 11-SVS.py
+  exit_code=$?
+  set -e
+
+  if [ $exit_code -ne 0 ]; then
+    echo "XFAIL: Python example failed as expected on non-Intel hardware"
+  else
+    echo "UNEXPECTED: Python example passed on non-Intel hardware"
+    exit 1
+  fi
+fi
diff --git a/.github/workflows/build-cpp-runtime-bindings.yml b/.github/workflows/build-cpp-runtime-bindings.yml
index 81ba47ec0..5cf892843 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/build-cpp-runtime-bindings.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/build-cpp-runtime-bindings.yml
@@ -58,10 +58,10 @@ jobs:
             -e ENABLE_LVQ_LEANVEC=${{ matrix.enable_lvq_leanvec }} \
             -e SUFFIX=${{ matrix.suffix }} \
             svs-manylinux228:latest \
-            /bin/bash -c "chmod +x docker/x86_64/build-cpp-runtime-bindings.sh && ./docker/x86_64/build-cpp-runtime-bindings.sh"
+            /bin/bash .github/scripts/build-cpp-runtime-bindings.sh
 
       - name: Upload cpp runtime bindings artifacts
-        uses: actions/upload-artifact@v6
+        uses: actions/upload-artifact@v4
         with:
           name: svs-cpp-runtime-bindings${{ matrix.suffix }}
           path: svs-cpp-runtime-bindings${{ matrix.suffix }}.tar.gz
@@ -74,7 +74,7 @@ jobs:
             -v ${{ github.workspace }}:/workspace \
             -w /workspace \
             svs-manylinux228:latest \
-            /bin/bash -c "source /etc/bashrc || true && ctest --test-dir bindings/cpp/build_cpp_bindings/tests --output-on-failure --verbose"
+            /bin/bash -c "source /etc/bashrc || true && ctest --test-dir bindings/cpp/build_cpp_bindings/tests --output-on-failure --no-tests=error --verbose"
 
   # Run full test script using the built artifacts
   test:
@@ -98,7 +98,7 @@ jobs:
 
       # Need to download for a new job
       - name: Download shared libraries
-        uses: actions/download-artifact@v7
+        uses: actions/download-artifact@37930b1c2abaa49bbe596cd826c3c89aef350131 # v7.0.0
         with:
           name: svs-cpp-runtime-bindings${{ matrix.suffix }}
           path: runtime_lib
@@ -115,4 +115,4 @@ jobs:
             -w /workspace \
             -e SUFFIX=${{ matrix.suffix }} \
             svs-manylinux228:latest \
-            /bin/bash -c "chmod +x docker/x86_64/test-cpp-runtime-bindings.sh && ./docker/x86_64/test-cpp-runtime-bindings.sh"
+            /bin/bash .github/scripts/test-cpp-runtime-bindings.sh
diff --git a/.github/workflows/pre-commit.yml b/.github/workflows/pre-commit.yml
index 5ee719ce8..5853a3376 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/pre-commit.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/pre-commit.yml
@@ -22,7 +22,7 @@ jobs:
     runs-on: ubuntu-24.04
     steps:
     - uses: actions/checkout@8e8c483db84b4bee98b60c0593521ed34d9990e8 # v6.0.1
-    - uses: actions/setup-python@v6
+    - uses: actions/setup-python@83679a892e2d95755f2dac6acb0bfd1e9ac5d548 # v6.1.0
       with:
         python-version: '3.12'
-    - uses: pre-commit/action@v3.0.1
+    - uses: pre-commit/action@2c7b3805fd2a0fd8c1884dcaebf91fc102a13ecd # v3.0.1
diff --git a/.github/workflows/skywalking-eyes.yml b/.github/workflows/skywalking-eyes.yml
index d91409d6f..619c83433 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/skywalking-eyes.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/skywalking-eyes.yml
@@ -34,7 +34,7 @@ jobs:
     runs-on: ubuntu-24.04
     steps:
     - name: Checkout code
-      uses: actions/checkout@8e8c483db84b4bee98b60c0593521ed34d9990e8   # v6.0.1
+      uses: actions/checkout@8e8c483db84b4bee98b60c0593521ed34d9990e8 # v6.0.1
     - name: Run check
       uses: apache/skywalking-eyes/header@61275cc80d0798a405cb070f7d3a8aaf7cf2c2c1   # v0.8.0
       with:
diff --git a/bindings/cpp/CMakeLists.txt b/bindings/cpp/CMakeLists.txt
index 122e5c8f7..00b5e51e1 100644
--- a/bindings/cpp/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/bindings/cpp/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -98,14 +98,14 @@ if (SVS_RUNTIME_ENABLE_LVQ_LEANVEC)
     else()
         # Links to LTO-enabled static library, requires GCC/G++ 11.2
         if(CMAKE_CXX_COMPILER_ID STREQUAL "GNU" AND CMAKE_CXX_COMPILER_VERSION VERSION_GREATER_EQUAL "11.2" AND CMAKE_CXX_COMPILER_VERSION VERSION_LESS "11.3")
-            set(SVS_URL "https://github.com/intel/ScalableVectorSearch/releases/download/v1.0.0-dev/svs-shared-library-1.0.0-NIGHTLY-20251119-807-lto.tar.gz"
+            set(SVS_URL "https://github.com/intel/ScalableVectorSearch/releases/download/v0.1.0/svs-shared-library-0.1.0-lto.tar.gz"
                 CACHE STRING "URL to download SVS shared library")
         else()
             message(WARNING
                 "Pre-built LVQ/LeanVec SVS library requires GCC/G++ v.11.2 to apply LTO optimizations."
                 "Current compiler: ${CMAKE_CXX_COMPILER_ID} ${CMAKE_CXX_COMPILER_VERSION}"
             )
-            set(SVS_URL "https://github.com/intel/ScalableVectorSearch/releases/download/v0.0.11/svs-shared-library-0.0.11.tar.gz"
+            set(SVS_URL "https://github.com/intel/ScalableVectorSearch/releases/download/v0.1.0/svs-shared-library-0.1.0.tar.gz"
                 CACHE STRING "URL to download SVS shared library")
         endif()
         include(FetchContent)
diff --git a/examples/cpp/shared/CMakeLists.txt b/examples/cpp/shared/CMakeLists.txt
index 84002c23f..8875ec95b 100644
--- a/examples/cpp/shared/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/examples/cpp/shared/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -24,7 +24,7 @@ find_package(svs QUIET)
 if(NOT svs_FOUND)
     # If sourcing from pip/conda, the following steps are not necessary, simplifying workflow
     # If not found, download tarball from GitHub release and follow steps to fetch and find
-    set(SVS_URL "https://github.com/intel/ScalableVectorSearch/releases/download/v0.0.11/svs-shared-library-0.0.11.tar.gz" CACHE STRINGS "URL to download SVS shared library tarball if not found in system")
+    set(SVS_URL "https://github.com/intel/ScalableVectorSearch/releases/download/v0.1.0/svs-shared-library-0.1.0.tar.gz" CACHE STRINGS "URL to download SVS shared library tarball if not found in system")
 
     message(STATUS "SVS not found in system, downloading from: ${SVS_URL}")